Jacques Becker

Jacques Becker

ActorWriterDirectorDirectingProduction Sep 15 (died age 53) Paris, France 1929–1978 (49 year career)
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Biography

Jacques Becker (French: [bɛkɛʁ]; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. Becker first worked in the 1930s as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during what is considered the latter's peak period, including such works as Partie de campagne (1936) and La Grande Illusion (1937). In the early part of World War II, Becker was held in a German prisoner-of-war camp for a year. During the Nazi occupation of France, he became a film director in his own right …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (39)

Movies (39)

Le Trou

Le Trou

1960

Dialogue

8.3
Le Trou

Le Trou

1960

Director

8.3
Le Trou

Le Trou

1960

Screenplay

8.3
The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958

Director

6.8
The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958

Screenplay

6.8
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

1957

Director

6.4
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

1957

Writer

6.4
Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954

Director

7.2
Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954

Screenplay

7.2
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1954

Director

6.2
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1954

Writer

6.2
Rue de l'estrapade

Rue de l'estrapade

1953

Director

5.2
Casque d'Or

Casque d'Or

1952

Adaptation

7.4
Casque d'Or

Casque d'Or

1952

Dialogue

7.4
Casque d'Or

Casque d'Or

1952

Director

7.4
Casque d'Or

Casque d'Or

1952

Screenplay

7.4
Edward and Caroline

Edward and Caroline

1951

Director

6.4
Edward and Caroline

Edward and Caroline

1951

Writer

6.4
Rendezvous in July

Rendezvous in July

1949

Director

5.8
Rendezvous in July

Rendezvous in July

1949

Writer

5.8
Antoine & Antoinette

Antoine & Antoinette

1947

Director

6.1
Antoine & Antoinette

Antoine & Antoinette

1947

Writer

6.1
A Day in the Country

A Day in the Country

1946

First Assistant Director

7.3
Paris Frills

Paris Frills

1945

Director

6.3
Paris Frills

Paris Frills

1945

Writer

6.3
It Happened at the Inn

It Happened at the Inn

1943

Adaptation

6.7
It Happened at the Inn

It Happened at the Inn

1943

Director

6.7
The Trump Card

The Trump Card

1942

Director

4.3
Cristobal's Gold

Cristobal's Gold

1940

Director

Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion

1937

First Assistant Director

7.9
The Great Hope

The Great Hope

1937

Director

Life Is Ours

Life Is Ours

1936

Director

6.3
Life Is Ours

Life Is Ours

1936

Writer

6.3
Pitiless Gendarme

Pitiless Gendarme

1935

Director

Pitiless Gendarme

Pitiless Gendarme

1935

Screenplay

Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932

Assistant Director

7.0
Night at the Crossroads

Night at the Crossroads

1932

Assistant Director

6.4
Night at the Crossroads

Night at the Crossroads

1932

Production Manager

6.4
Y'en a pas deux comme Angélique

Y'en a pas deux comme Angélique

1931

Assistant Director